We’re at a new Italian place and even though it’s a Thursday night, it’s packed- but the volume of the restaurant is kept at a low hum. The lighting is dim, the tables are covered in white cloth placed with a candle, and the drinks menu. A piano is being played softly in the background and light c
Renee’s POV With the passing of time work weeks to be back to normal. Yesterday, Dan accidentally sent out a company-wide email bashing another colleague when he meant to only send it to one person so that seems to have taken the spotlight of conversation. At least for a little bit. People stil
Renee’s POV I march over to my desk and begin to yank the drawers open. Papers fly up in the air around me. I know I have my original sketches somewhere. All the designers are still in the board room comforting Mia so they aren’t here to see me go crazy, though they would all be acting the same
“I’m asking Renee, not you Mia,” Eric says tersely and Mia closes her jaw. She looks at me with a smug look. The ball is in my court. I could tell the truth and have this go to court, spending a fortune that I don’t have with incriminating evidence, or I could lie and have Eric think I destroyed s
Renee’s POV “Goodnight Mommy,” Debbie says as she brings her pink comforter right up to her chin. I lean against the door frame and blow her a kiss. I flick off the light switch and leave the door open a crack. She’s so innocent, I hope she never has to break into her exes house to retrieve stole
I exhale. I’m alone. Who knew breaking and entering could be so easy? I move about more freely, checking every nook and cranny but careful to put everything back in its place. Since Eric isn’t home, I check the bedroom anyways, just to be sure. I look through the dressers but find nothing exce
Renee’s POV I almost slam the door shut behind me forgetting that Debbie is asleep upstairs. I shut the door slowly and quietly, but my insides are screaming at me and my breathe is at a rapid fire. Unable to remain still, I stride across the foyer and take the stairs two at a time to my bedroo
I throw the sheets off of me and crouch down next to the bed collecting my papers. Today is the day I prove to everyone at Blue Moon Group that I’m not some cheap liar who copies other people. Especially from Mia. Motivated with a new sense of determination, I get ready for the day. I dress in m
“Congratulations, man.” Eric says this time pulling Jasper in for a bro-hug.Emily and I glance at one another with raised eyebrows and instantly can read each others expressions- not fated-mates, just best friends.“So,” Jasper says awkwardly. “Do you think you’d be my best man?” Jasper blurts out
Renee’s POV One Year Later The doorbell chimes and echoes throughout our tall white ceilings.“I’ll get it!” Debbie says while running to the foyer. She’s seven years old but is already a head taller than all her peers, her long shapely legs allow her to make vast strides and she’s out of the liv
I was just hoping it would all be later. Eric and I have been shielding her from the t.v and the news. When the time is right, we want to be the ones to give the full story not whatever dramatized way the media is spinning it.Eric helps me out of the rocking chair and we walk to the living room whe
Renee’s POV A couple days later, I’m discharged from the hospital. Eric, Debbie, myself, and Liam are home.I looked it up, Liam means protector which exactly what he was doing while I was held hostage. He was the reason Mark didn’t kill me. The name also means strong, and despite him being born pr
“Well I’m okay,” I tell him. He lets out a shaky breath and brings my hand up to his warm lips.“I love you,” he tells me.“I love you too,” I reply. Then I shift gears. “What about everyone else? Emily? Jasper? How are they?”Eric nods. “Everyone is okay. A broken arm and some cuts but nothing they
Renee’s POV I suck in a sharp breath of air as my life force hits me like a truck. My eyes whip open but I don’t see anything except blinding light. I snap my eyes shut and sink my head back into something squishy.I try to move my body into a protective stance and instantly regret it. Pain shoots
Renee’s POV Another harsh jab of pain takes my breath away. I clutch to Eric as I write in pain. He hugs me back, trying to steady my fall, but there isn’t much else he can do and he knows that.“I’ll take her pain away,” a member of Marks pack growls and approaches. Something inside Eric snaps, I
This time Andrew comes over and elbows the man in the lower back and then kicks his head so his teeth smash into the concrete floor.I’d feel more horrified if my own abdominal pain wasn’t taking me over. “You good?“ Andrew asks, blood pouring down from no known source somewhere at the top of his he
Renee’s POV All the color has drained from Marks face. On the other hand, Mias face darkens to a plum color. For a second I think her head might explode.“So,” Mark says snapping shut the laptop and sounding eerily calm. “We make a deal on the phone, you bring your passwords to hand over the cash